Two organizations' lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to discontinue two education grants must be heard by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, an Illinois federal court ruled, while finding jurisdiction likely still exists over the plaintiffs' First Amendment claims.
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Ill. Judge Says Claims Court Must Hear DEI Grant Fight

By Ganesh Setty

Two organizations' lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to discontinue two education grants must be heard by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, an Illinois federal court ruled, while finding jurisdiction likely still exists over the plaintiffs' First Amendment claims.

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High Court OKs Late-Arriving Ballot Counts

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld Mississippi's law allowing state election officials to count mail-in ballots that arrive up to five days after Election Day, paving the way for the Magnolia State and 14 others, along with the District of Columbia, to count late-arriving ballots in this year's midterm elections.

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26 States Sue To Nix Medicaid Work Rule For Medically Frail

By Rae Ann Varona

More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration Monday in Massachusetts federal court in a bid to strike down new Medicaid work requirements for certain enrollees, saying the administration did not consider the consequences the requirements would have on vulnerable Medicaid enrollees.

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UChicago Instructor Loses Suit Over Review, Grievance Fight

By Lauraann Wood

A former instructor's dispute over an allegedly improper performance review cannot move forward against the University of Chicago and a Service Employees International Union local because he hasn't raised viable claims over the process that led to his contract nonrenewal, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.

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Supreme Court To Review Wash. Youth Gender Care Law

By Jared Foretek

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Washington state's law permitting shelters not to notify the parents of runaway teens who seek gender-affirming treatment, reviving a lawsuit that a Ninth Circuit panel unanimously shot down after a district judge found the plaintiffs could only show speculative injury.

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Juvederm Users Say AbbVie Hid Risks Of Filler

By Celeste Bott

A putative class action filed in Illinois federal court claims AbbVie failed to adequately warn consumers that its Juvederm hyaluronic acid dermal fillers carry a significant risk of delayed-onset granulomas that can cause painful facial lumps, scarring and disfigurement.

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LITIGATION

Illinois Panel Says $2M Med Mal Deal Bars Hospital Liability

By Y. Peter Kang

A split Illinois appellate panel ruled Monday that a $2 million medical malpractice settlement between a patient and an emergency room doctor barred claims against a hospital, saying a clause in the settlement agreement didn't trump Illinois legal precedent.

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Colgate Escapes Omission Claims In Lead Toothpaste Action

By Jonathan Capriel

Several consumers saw their claims trimmed or were booted entirely from a proposed class action accusing Colgate-Palmolive Co. of allowing their toothpastes to become tainted with lead and mercury, with a Manhattan federal judge suggesting a third-party study and other testing that all buyers relied on proved very little.

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SEVENTH CIRCUIT

Gaiman Assault Suit Belongs In New Zealand, 7th Circ. Says

By Craig Clough

A Seventh Circuit panel on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a former nanny's suit accusing "Sandman" author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting her while in New Zealand, finding the dispute should be heard in that country rather than Wisconsin where he currently lives as a lawful permanent resident.

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Sotomayor Says 7th Circ. 'Clearly Wrong' In Immunity Ruling

By Parker Quinlan

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case over whether qualified immunity was correctly granted to two Wisconsin prison guards who left a naked man in an often freezing cold cell for 23 hours, drawing a dissent from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Ill. Law Firm MSO Bill Clashes With Court Power, Ethics Rules

An Illinois bill prohibiting law firms from certain business arrangements with management service organizations, sent to the governor for signature last week, encroaches upon the courts' constitutional powers and goes beyond the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct in regulating investment in law-related services, says Matthew O’Hara at Smith Gambrell.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Trump Nominates Just Confirmed La. Judge For 5th Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

Judge Anna St. John has been on the federal bench for less than four months, and now she's being elevated to a higher court.

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High Court Scraps Caps On Coordinated Campaign Spending

By Katie Buehler and Jeff Overley

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down federal limits on political party spending in coordination with individual candidates, agreeing with a Republican-led challenge that the caps violate the First Amendment.

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Gordon Rees Adds 8 Partners In Northern California

By Tracey Read

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has expanded its offices in Northern California with eight new partners who have expertise in multiple practice areas, a firm spokesperson told Law360 Pulse on Tuesday.

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NY State Bar Wants New Bar Exam Rules For Emergencies

By Kevin Penton

Following two recent incidents that drew scrutiny over their handling, the New York State Bar Association is calling for new standardized protocols to be followed should emergencies occur during the administration of the bar exam.

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NC City Beats Ex-Paralegal's Besmirched Reputation Suit

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina city's characterization of how a fired paralegal allegedly misused city resources is not enough to sustain her suit accusing the city of trampling on her reputation and using her as a scapegoat for her boss's misdeeds, a federal judge said in throwing out the case.

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Uber, FedEx Slam Pa. Law Firm Counterclaims In RICO Suit

By James Boyle

Philadelphia-based personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC and its founder have failed to support a counterclaim in Pennsylvania federal court saying Uber Technologies Inc. and FedEx Corp. filed a sham litigation and abused the legal process with their ongoing RICO complaint against the firm, the companies argued Monday.

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Buchalter Real Estate Partner Joins Holland & Knight In LA

By Adrian Cruz

Holland & Knight LLP announced that an experienced real estate finance attorney who most recently practiced at Buchalter PC has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner.

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Office Snapshot: Hogan Lovells Set To Reclaim Turf In Boston

By Chris Villani

Amid Hogan Lovells' rapid growth in multiple practice areas and ahead of its merger with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, the firm has expanded its downtown Boston office to include space for more than a dozen additional attorneys.

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NJ Assembly Passes Litigation Funding Disclosure Bill

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey Assembly passed a bill requiring the disclosure of third-party litigation funding arrangements on Tuesday by an overwhelming margin after similar pending legislation in the state Senate received pushback from trial lawyers and litigation finance representatives.

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McCarter Atty Says He Didn't Know NY Law Before $20M Deals

By Brian Steele

A onetime McCarter & English LLP partner in Hartford testified Tuesday that he did not research New York's municipal contracting laws before helping two insurers enter into doomed $20 million loan repayment agreements with a Long Island town, but contended that he was under no obligation to do so.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Balch & Bingham

Berk Brettler

Blank Rome

Bradley Arant

Brown Hay

Buchalter LLP

Cirignani Heller

Clement & Murphy

Consovoy McCarthy

Cozen O'Connor

Dentons

Dowd & Dowd Ltd

Dowd Bloch

Eimer Stahl

Elias Law Group LLP

Epstein Becker

George Feldman

Gordon Rees

Greenberg Traurig

Hagens Berman

Harris Beach Murtha

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Janove PLLC

Jones Day

Jones Kelleher

Kamerman Uncyk

Kravit Hovel

Latham & Watkins

Levinson Arshonsky

Lewis Brisbois

Mayer Brown

McCarter & English

Milberg PLLC

Muro & Lampe

Noonan Willetts

Perkins Coie

Reese LLP

Ropes & Gray

Schaerr Jaffe

Silver Golub

Simon & Simon PC

Sklar Kirsh

Slaughter Reagan

Smith Gambrell

Stone Kalfus

Tuggle Duggins

Wexler Boley

Wiggin & Dana

Winston Taylor

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AbbVie Inc.

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Boston College

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Competitive Enterprise Institute

Democratic National Committee

FedEx Corp.

First Capital, Inc.

Fordham University

Gleason Corp.

Golden Gate University

Hamilton Lincoln

International Legal Finance Association

Judicial Watch Inc.

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights

LinkedIn Corp.

National Conference of State Legislatures

New Jersey Association for Justice

New Jersey State Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Service Employees International Union

Southwestern Law School

Uber Technologies Inc.

University of Southern California

University of the Pacific

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Federal Election Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Illinois General Assembly

Illinois Supreme Court

Mississippi Attorney General's Office

Mississippi Secretary of State

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Washington Attorney General's Office

Wisconsin Department of Justice